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Saturday, 23 April 2016

Dental Gum Disease Linked to Other Health Problems

Other Health Problems from Gum Disease

Medical research has linked gum disease to life-threatening health problems such as stroke, heart disease, and diabetes. Dentists are very concerned about this bacterial infection that travels through the bloodstream and affects vital organs to initiate or worsen other health problems. As the American Dental Association has estimated that over three-quarters of the adult population suffers from gum infections, this problem has reached a percentage that can qualify as a national epidemic.

Additionally, the American Academy of Periodontology reports that "Studies found periodontal infection may contribute to the development of heart disease, increase the risk of premature, underweight births, and pose a serious threat to people whose health is already compromised due to diabetes and respiratory diseases."

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About Me

David Henry, DMD, earned his
dental degree from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, after
earning his bachelor's degree from the University of Mississippi and his
master's from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. He has engaged in
extensive postgraduate education in general dentistry topics, and his most
recent training in implant placement allows him to provide his patients with
replacements for missing teeth without referral to another office in many
cases.

Dr. Henry is active in the community as a deacon and a
guitarist in the praise band at First Baptist Church in Clinton. He and his
wife Amy have four beautiful children, and in his spare time he enjoys
playing guitar, reading, doing yardwork, and spending time with his family
and at church activities.